Seasoning for the Soul
Empowerment Through Food Preparation Among Mexican Women in the TexasColonias
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5375951 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Masha Sukovic (Texas A&M University), Barbara F Sharf (Texas A&M University), Joseph R Sharkey (Texas A&M Health Science Center), Julie St John (0000-0002-1954-3342, Community Health Development) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 228-247 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Food and Foodways (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0740-9710 • E-ISSN: 1542-3484 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07409710.2011.600126 |
| OpenAlex | W2042536514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article examines the idea of empowerment through food preparation and applies it to a specific context—that of the life of immigrant Mexican women from two South Texas settlement areas, or colonias. Based on ethnographic data gathered through participant observation by bilingual research teams of promotoras and formally educated health professionals embedded with participant families, we analyze the living situations of low-income Mexican women in the South Texas colonias, particularly their food procurement, storage, and preparation practices for their families. We acknowledge the existence of hegemonic gendered, economic, and racialized structures of domination that surround the women's role in food preparation. However, we also recognize food preparation as the domain in which otherwise oppressed and marginalized women, living a life of isolation filled with severe problems and uncertainties, exercise some degree of power and control within their lives and the well-being of their family members. Included are implications for further research on communal empowerment
Context (archaeology) · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Geography · Immigration · Participant observation · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Organic Food and Agriculture · Psychology · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
“Motherwork” and communicative labor
Empowerment of Promotoras as Promotora–Researchers in the Comidas Saludables & Gente Sana en las Colonias del Sur de Tejas (Healthy Food and Healthy People in South Texas Colonias) Program
Conceptualizing Intersecting Dynamics, Disjunctures and Disparities in the Experience of Food Allergy
Cultural repertoires and food-related household technology within colonia households under conditions of material hardship
Using direct observations on multiple occasions to measure household food availability among low-income Mexicano residents in Texas colonias
Controlling feeding practices and maternal migrant background
Altering the Social
Culinary practices
Cultural Sidelining
Feeding the family
Around the Tuscan Table
Kitchenspace
The Influence of Immigrant Status and Acculturation on the Development of Overweight in Latino Families
English- and Spanish-speaking Latina Mothers’ Beliefs about Food, Health, and Mothering
A Feminist Examination of Community Kitchens in Peru and Bolivia
Gender, development and urban social change
From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies
Charlas Culinarias
Cocinas Públicas
Whoever eats you is no longer hungry, whoever sees you becomes humble
We Got Our Way of Cooking Things
Women's Social Movements in Latin America
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |